Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments Inventions and Discoveries of the Ancient World

This reference work describes the trial-and-error experiments discoveries and inventions of early humans who lived from before recorded history to the Middle Ages. Krebs travels through the ancient periods of Egypt China and Mesoamerica to the classical Greek and Roman periods and finally to the Christian era providing students with the link between science and history while revealing information about many cultures around the world. Each entry provides the who when and where of each discovery invention or experiment. Entries include calendars gunpowder anesthesia contraception spontaneous generation the Arctic Circle language and tides.Part of the Groundbreaking Experiments Inventions and Discoveries through the Ages series this book provides readers with a detailed look early humans'' relation to world around them and the scientific advancements they made. It will be useful to high school and college students teachers and the general public interested in the history and science behind ancient civilizations.